United States Federal Circuit

Even where the district court determines that the main claim is invalid, the court must independently consider the validity of each of the remaining dependent claims before granting a motion for a declaratory summary judgment of invalidity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/06/2001
• Published 09/06/2001

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, SCHALL, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael D. Harris,Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Charles B. Rosenberg.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay A. Bondell, Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP, of New York, NY, argued for defendants-appellees.